Literacy Block Overview

Let's think about the Literacy Block

"What kinds of thinking do you value and promote in your classroom?"

"What kinds of thinking does this lesson force students to do?"

1. Make a list of all of the activities you incorporate into your subject area and/or classroom to teach students.
2. Use this list to create 3 new lists:
   1. Which activities account for 75% of your classroom instruction? In which activities are students most often engaged?
   2. Which activities are most authentic to the discipline? Which activities do real authors, scientists, or artists do throughout their work?
   3. Which activities do you remember doing as a student in school?

(Adapted from Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagment, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners ~ Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, & Karin Morrison)